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2025-137 • OrdinancesTown of Highland Park (Dallas County)
Review, discuss, and take action on an ordinance setting the Town's 2025 ad valorem tax rate at $0.199296 per $100 of taxable assessed valuation of all taxable property for the 2025 Tax Year, as determined by the Dallas Central Appraisal District.
Presented in: Town of Highland Park - September 02, 2025 on 2025-09-02
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve: Review, discuss, and take action on an ordinance setting the Town's 2025 ad valorem tax rate at $0.199296 per $100 of taxable assessed valuation of all taxable property for the 2025 Tax Year, as deter”
WC
Will C. Beecherl
Mayor
YES
AF
Alan Friedman
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
MM
Marc Myers
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
LN
Lydia Novakov
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
DS
Don Snell
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
LW
Leland White
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Review, discuss, and take action on an ordinance setting the Town's 2025 ad valorem tax rate at $0.199296 per $100 of taxable assessed valuation of all taxable property for the 2025 Tax Year, as determined by the Dallas Central Appraisal District.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.